Liotyphlops

Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid.

Geographic range
Species of Liotyphlops are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay.

Taxonomy
Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. Liotyphlops fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity.

Species
T ) Type species.

Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liotyphlops.